Physicochemical characteristics of aerosol particles generated during the milling of beryllium silicate ores: Implications for risk assessment

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 71, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 1468-1481

  Stefaniak, Aleksandr B ^a   Chipera, Steve J ^b,d   Day, Gregory A ^a   Sabey, Phil ^c   Dickerson, Robert M ^b   Sbarra, Deborah C ^a   Duling, Mathew G ^a   Lawrence, Robert B ^a   Stanton, Marcia L ^a   Scripsick, Ronald C ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Brush Resources   (United States)

^d CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; BERYLLIUM; HYDROXIDE; METAL; SILICATE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; BERYLLIOSIS; CERAMICS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GRINDING; HUMAN; LUNG BURDEN; MELTING POINT; METAL INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE PROPERTY;

AEROSOLS; BERYLLIUM; EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SILICATES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 53549135447     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390802349883     Document Type: Article

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